diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
index 24f532fa1c9..f745c0b9bb3 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
@@ -234,14 +234,6 @@ func (s *Service) headGenesisValidatorRoot() [32]byte {
 	return bytesutil.ToBytes32(s.head.state.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 }
 
-// HasHeadState returns true if head state exists.
-func (s *Service) HasHeadState() bool {
-	s.headLock.RLock()
-	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
-	return s.hasHeadState()
-}
-
 // Returns true if head state exists.
 // This is the lock free version.
 func (s *Service) hasHeadState() bool {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics_test.go
index fd653466c81..d77643eb003 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
+	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
@@ -24,3 +25,14 @@ func TestReportEpochMetrics_BadAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 	err := reportEpochMetrics(context.Background(), s, h)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "attestation with inclusion delay of 0", err)
 }
+
+func TestReportEpochMetrics_SlashedValidatorOutOfBound(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
+	v, err := h.ValidatorAtIndex(0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	v.Slashed = true
+	require.NoError(t, h.UpdateValidatorAtIndex(0, v))
+	require.NoError(t, h.SetCurrentEpochAttestations([]*pb.PendingAttestation{{InclusionDelay: 1, Data: testutil.HydrateAttestationData(&eth.AttestationData{})}}))
+	err = reportEpochMetrics(context.Background(), h, h)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "slot 0 out of bounds", err)
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
index 0fa8f22daee..a43efbd7b7b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
 	b "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
+	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
@@ -455,6 +457,20 @@ func TestServiceStop_SaveCachedBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, true, s.beaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, r))
 }
 
+func TestProcessChainStartTime_ReceivedFeed(t *testing.T) {
+	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
+	service := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
+	stateChannel := make(chan *feed.Event, 1)
+	stateSub := service.stateNotifier.StateFeed().Subscribe(stateChannel)
+	defer stateSub.Unsubscribe()
+	service.processChainStartTime(context.Background(), time.Now())
+
+	stateEvent := <-stateChannel
+	require.Equal(t, int(stateEvent.Type), int(statefeed.Initialized))
+	_, ok := stateEvent.Data.(*statefeed.InitializedData)
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+}
+
 func BenchmarkHasBlockDB(b *testing.B) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(b)
 	ctx := context.Background()